This week students will have their first experience with a formal spelling test. They have been working hard to learn our core words, but there are basic strategies that first graders need to know beyond memorization.  Students have had practice making word-families, so they have already been exposed to some of the strategies.

Please use the list found in the newsletter to help your first grader prepare for the test.  Keep these words for the entire week and return the worksheet on the day of the quiz. There will be eight words to practice.

To review the procedure;

Each Friday you will find a list of words in the yellow homework folder. There will be a total of eight points possible each week. Run through the list every night with your first grader and note any patterns. We will discuss the words in class as well. You may also want to administer a “practice test” at home on Thursday nights.

We will continue to address spelling primarily within authentic writing experiences (journals), but these tests will certainly promote useful spelling skills.